Russell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Russell County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.9%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+55.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +2.9 pp (38.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -1.3 pp (-12.4%) |